Size (how big something is) in Thai

“Size (how big something is)” in Thai is ขนาดkà-nàat.

ขนาด kà-nàat

size; (in speech) that much, so noun

kà low
nàat low

Low: flat and lower than your normal voice, dropping a little at the end.

How to use it

ขนาดkà-nàat is size in general: of a room, a box, a portion, a business. ขนาดเท่าไหร่kà-nàat tâo-rài asks how big something is, and menus and packs come in ขนาดเล็กkà-nàat lék and ขนาดใหญ่kà-nàat yài, small and large. Clothes and shoe sizes are ไซส์sái, from English.

In conversation, ขนาดนั้นkà-nàat nán means "that much": ไม่แย่ขนาดนั้นmâi yâe kà-nàat nán, it's not that bad.

Other spellings you'll see

There's no single official way to write Thai in English letters. We mark the tone of every syllable; online you'll also find:

khanat
ka nat
kanard
khanaad

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Written by the Learn Thai For Free team
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